The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE in, 171.
OMAHA. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1103-TEN PAGES.
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TRAINS ARE DELAYED
Lctc Tea perattre lEWTi'eret witi Fawropw
lid Ireictt TnSa
DirriCl'LT TO VMS. ENGINES STEAK!
Font of tie E-itdi AW to Bring in Their
Irfc-.ni on Tim.
DELAY n?0M FEW MINUTES TO HOURS
Cold "Weather ii the Erie All Orel tie
Vertem Oountry.
SNOW A HANDICAP IN SOKE SECTIONS
Beaarle trass Ikr X( Oeeatry tbat
Btsr k Is parerlBg Lnm.
Kepaelally at krr, Ars
Wniislor,, N. 7" 4?
Orand Kncumjirnent, Wyo
ASediclne How, A yo
Vest r-uj:riur, 1
Ft i-i.il s
M- n
rwr s. r
Norfolk , Nib 1!
Dodge City. Kan If.
"m n II
Concordia. Kan 12
lee Moines, In.., TtO
TienveT 10
Topeka. Ken .
Ft. Joseph. Mo 7
Karma City Mo......
Wichita. Kan
Chicae 4
Despite tb art that tnere waa no no
and not a great deal of wind la the middle
treat Bud flay and Sunday night, all train
about thia part of the country were delayed
by the cold. The low temperature alone
wa sufficient to make service late in all
directions, regardless of tb course of the
wind. Sunday night u tbe coldest of the
year ao far, and though there were no ac
tual obstructions to renin stock, the fi
treme frlglty a crippled the motive power
that th result waa quite aa aenoua in mak
ing trains late aa waa the blirtsrd and
snowstorm of tea day ago.
Boiler were cooled to an alarming ex
tent, despite tb moat heroic efforta to
keep them up to tbe beat required for
cbedu)e speed. Tbe temperature proved
itself maater of tbe firebox and engine
crew simply had to give tip and art over
the road tba beat tbey could. Tbe rails
were fronted worse than any previous time
thia winter, and that waa another great
drawback to traffic. Had there been a bad
wind or enow with tbe unusual cold tbe de
lays would have been far more extensive.
Bartlaartea Tralma Oat.
Burlington trains ware not very badly off
schedule, but all were lata. Ka 4. which
makes itp at Lincoln, lost thirty mtnntea
ta making the abort run te Omaha, though
tt left Lincoln on Urn. Train a from tbe
aat were both an bcur late. These from
Om -weal were somewhat behind.
fnlon Pacific tralna were many hours
late from the west. Those do Sunday night
came in Monday morning. Kartb-weatern
tralna from the east were alas lata, Ns. 1,
tbe Overland Limited, being as hour aad a
half behind yesterday morning, and K. 11
feeing aa baur lata.
With tbe ether roads it was much the
amine. Tbs Illinois Central train from Chi
eagn, due here at S OS in the morning, waa
an hour late, and the Chicago. Milwaukee
A St. Paul train aaa late. Tbe Wabaah
'mm St. Louis, due here at 8.20 a. m.. waa
three hour late, while the Missouri Pa
i iflc from Kansas City waa aa hour behind.
WM, Haaae la Tvaserslsre,
According to the reports received by tbe
iocal weather forecaster a most peculiar
tondltion prevailed over the Vnited States
at the time the observations were taken
yeaterday and the temperature of th
country showed a range of 114 degree, ii
degree below at Wllliaton. N. V., and 71
degress above at New Orleans. Another
remarkable variation waa from 6 degrees
at Ehrevrport, La., with rain and snow, te
7! degree at New Orleans. Down at Tuma.
considered tbe hottest point In tb Vnited
State, tb temperature got down te 4 de
grees above the freexing point, while at
Amarillo, Tex., the lowest waa X degree
below sere, and at Dodge City, Kan.. It
low. Omaha, Denver, De Moines, Rapid
City and North Piatt each ahowed a mini
mum of 10 Degrees below aero.
This cold weatbV Is generally unaccom
panied by other unpleasant condition and -I
no high wind nor prerlpitat loa 1 reported
from the place showing extremely low
temperturs.
CATTLE AND SHEEP DYING
"M'latrr Blasts stay Live fttaek W eak
ears' ay Pralaas-ea1 eaaar
atsraaa.
NORFOLK, Neh Fen, 16 (Special Tele
gram.) The government thermometer last
night registered II degrees below sere, the
coldest we have had here thia winter.
SCHVYLER. Neb., Feb. 16 (Special.
Tbe most persistent cold weather of the
season has prevailed during tbe last week,
and has laces the moat complained of of
any during the inter. Tb mercury baa been
getting loser gradually until thia saorn
mg 1 degrees below aero aaa regtatered.
A redeeming feature has been tb lack of
wind.
Mates Fee ess I a.
RAWLINS. Wyo. Feb. 16 The loss to
t.heep aa tne Red desert, where (Kl,(MKi
grae. will be heavy aa the result or the ln
teeae cold. The acatber 1 now moderat
iug, but the continuation of the storm for
six or erven daya has weakened the sheep
until fiea jis are of hourly occurrence.
The weather ia the oddest hu h baa keca
rxpenenceg Tor many year. At Medicine
Bw, is ihe Conner of tb at fthiwp rrov-
i v
r "T"7- tnilraturs registered
iriiis i, is w wgrees aeiow sere lor lour
't1'-
la tne encampment country It has fallen
to l fcelos and all saining operations have
ceased. Th tall of snow in tb mountain
averages from twenty ta aixty leet and
many small mining camp will be no-
bound for weeks.
la apite of th atom tn I nion Pacific, by
extraordinary effort, has kejit it line clear,
although all passenger train are running
lur behind tim. A score of snow pies
are working day and night from Cbryenn
to Ogdea.
faejeaae Tells Bad Utary.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Feb. 16 Report
from nearly every section Is Wyoming show
'he weather throughout th state t he
intensely cold.
Stock on tb ranges, especially that
ahich started tb winter la poor condition.
i suffering severely sod heavy losses are
predicted. Tbe open oountry 1 covered
(Continued oa Third Page J
REPORTS ON WHITE DEATH
fcrrnaa fcaareller fell, Artila(
Tale ef eil'(
Rittiei.
BERLIN. Fet. 16 Chan'-ellor vein Bue
low sent to the Reichstag today a memo
randum on tuberrulosi treatniett, in whirb
bf recited fart gathered by tbe imperial
b-tl:h office."
Out of l.wm Oaths in Germs' -r-sons
between 1". and . "If died . '
culnsis. but persons undrr 15 aid o
were seldom afiertcd.
Tbe mortality or the whole peculation
averaged H2 per 100.000 yearly, rinlnar in
tbe Bavarian Paia'iuate te S3!'. In Bremen
to srr and in Hesse to H14. CondiUonr in
Germany are rbpvc to be better than is
FYaore. Austria and Ruseia. but worse
than in Pwltrerlar.f!. B-'.rium. T-im.ark
! Norway and est-et iilly Et-F':and.
Tbe statistica for iKW to 1W1 showed out
of 30 rar.ea tr'atd were dismissed as
cured or In-pori-d fc as no tctter, SI as
worse and that 0 4 died.
TURKEY WARNS BULGARIA
1 rre pt Fir-a cf Crrrs
aiest't laakiltty t RrMrsis
Mae4aleaa.
SOFIA. Bu'caris Teh. 7fi Jn a reent
note to Bulgaria. Turkey drclines to accept
the government's declarstioo as lo tbe
Don-exisient of rt-rolutiotiary hands in
Macedonia and warns Buiftmria that ex
plicit Instructions hsre been sent to the
Turkish authorities to prevent tbe d.e
turbanrea. VIENNA, Feb. Id. It is rumored that
in tbe event of Turkey failing to exrute
reforms in Macedonia. Ruusia and Austria
will convoke a European congresa.
IjONDON. Feb. IT. The correspondent of
tor Jimes ai vnnstani inojue ini fmpuf mn i
Russia sternly refuses to admit the Bul
garian government's plea of inability to
restrain the Bulgarian bands about the
Macedonian border.
CUBA GIVES C0ALING POINTS
Pa lava glaras Aarreeaaeat Traasferrlac
naval Bases ta Talteal
states.
HAVANA. Feb. 36 President Talma to
day signed tbe naval coaling station agree
ment. Mr. Squiers, accompanied by Secretaries
Sleeper and Fletcher, today proceeded to
tbe palace, where President Palma, For
eign Minister Zaldo and their private sec
retaries awaited tbem.
Mr. Squiera having reported President
Roosevelt's approval of the latest amend
menta suggested by tbe Cuban government.
President Palma signed both document a
and affixed tbe government seal. Both
copies win be taken to "Washington by
! Mr. Squiera. who will sail tomorrow
GONDOLAS STICK IN THE MUD
Tls Flaws SeawiH asi Takes wttk
It Watee ta Tealoe
... "aamls.
VENICE. Feb 16. Aa extraordinary
happening baa been amaxing tbe Venetians
for tbe last two day a.
When tbe tide bbed tbe water flowed
seaward with such speed and volume that
all canals of tbe city, including the Grand
canal, were drained almost dry.
The foundations of palaces and bouse
were exposed and gondolas and steamers
stuck in tbe mud, where gbey remained
until the next tide.
Prepare ta Oaea Parllaaseat.
LONDON. Feb. 16. -This being tbe ee
of tbe reopening of Parliament, Mr. Bal
four, the duke of Devonshire and other
party loaders gave their customary parlia-
j menisry dinners tonight, when the king's
1 speech waa read informally. The duchess
of Devenshir held a brilliant reception
I afterward at Devonshire bouse, to which
I all political, diplomatic and social London
repaired.
ftaaaa Prtac Is III.
DRESDEN. Saxony, Feb. 16. The con
dition of Prince Christian of Saxony, sec
ond son of the crown prince, who ha been
ill for some time, ha become serious.
WOMEN WITHDRAW FROM FAIR
tH 111 Have 1, Ballala aad
a Ka.
klktt at St. -Uamla Eiat
altlaa. . , v , . ...
NEW TORK ftib. 16. Women will hav
no exhibit and no building at tbe St. Louis
world's fair The derision was rearbefl
worm a lair, in oeriston was reacnea
by tbe women managers today.
Mrs. Blair was asked te give the reasons
for tbe final decision not ts have a woman
buildtng.
"Ns appropriation for such a purpose
was provided for In tbe act of congress re
lating to tbe exposttK'n," be explained.
"Tbe aum needed waa about flMrHO. 1
suppose it wa thought that w would
raise the money. It has taken fif'y years
ta uaro wurs to pui women on as equality j fcn(1 dont vote.
with men and they are equal In the ex- 7bcv were carried by the full democratic
position, yet w will have ne building." I vo,e ',iih the assistant of three repub
Mtb. Blair announced that tbe idea of j1(.tns .ne senators voting for tbe amenfl
erecting a hall of philanthropy had lB,.j., jng Messrs. Hoar (Masa.l. Nel
been abandoned. This project would have ,D (Ultra.) McComa Md). repub-
ltvolved a cost of sbout ;.0.WKI. j licans. and Baoon (Gal. Pettus (Ala 1.
! Tnmet (Wash ). Blurkburn (Ky ) and Cul-
BR00KS RELEASED FROM JAIL:b.raon cTrnn.l. demorrata.
Prlarlpal af a Ckteaare -kaal Beeaatas
lavale4i la Caaleasat af faart
lass.
CHICAGO. Feb. 16 Chart X Brooks,
' nrincinal of the Shield, school, was re-
i leased from ruatody tocsy by Judge Bren-
taDI oo tbe round that Judir Creirfatiiii
.1
of Springfield did not have Jurisdiction in
the case.
I Brook has been la Sangamcs county
Jail on aa order of contempt issued by
j Judge Creighton. Tb effort H eerur hi
I freedom is an Incident growing out of the
I figbt between Brooks and hi pares' for
i th custody of Flnrenr Brooks, tbe daueh-
ter of tbe principal.
WABASH FIREMEN WIN OUT
Raasry Crsst, t kaaaes la Bales
at kirk Were Peas4el ky
Casaikayea.
FT. LOV1S. Feb. 16 Aa agreement waa
reached today beta-eea President Ramsey
and the oommKtec represestlng tbe Wab
aah firemen. It ia stated that the demand
of the committee fur a change is the ciaae
tficatloa of engine and certain rule sere
granted.
Tb demand, of tbe firemea did not In
clude a demand for inuraaaea a ages.
GIVES TRUST BILL TEETH
Berate Committee KAteriallT BtreLglheni
Littlefieju'i Axti-Sombice KeRmre.
DECIDES TO REPORT WITH MANY CHANGES
( lark til ristt It III t Ampl Fr.
aMMiaL, I vtlas vrllk fnkrn A(,UpI
inrsdnrali as4 PtssOat
Aalat FiBla.- Wairsu
'i
V. . "TON, Feb. If The senste
commi. le Judiciary today roncludfd
t considers. of tbe Littlefield anti-trust
, bill and decited to report it wth a number
i of Important sun ndments
Tbe most important tbange a ere made
is connection with sections S and 7. for
vhirh tbe senate committee will recom
mend complete substitutes.
Section 6, as toe bill passed tbe bouse,
prohibited persotiB violating the pro
visions of tbe lsw from engaging in inter
state commerce. This provision is revain'-d
is tbe substitute of tbe senate committee,
but tbe penalties are much more severe.
The sectlos no reads:
Thht no Incorporation ei.fmjred in tbe
prtc uetimi. mai;ulbcture. or ale ot any
article hu ll may t'f the ub't ot ltit r
siate conimrce. atiemi'tttig to moncrp"lise
Uie prooui'iton. manutscture r sa.ie thereof
in any state. ly discrimination In prices or
ry giving ftwvittl nriviieres or redsiee or
ii. any othrr manner whatever in order to I
irrei)i or ii.naer competition inerein. Fnaii i
;.. l
in mi, vuiktuT- in in i n pl. ir -aj !
or the purpose of atdina or f seilitatin;,
either directly or increctly, such produc
tion, manufacture or sale with it tent to
monopolise the production. manufa iure or
tale of any such article; neither r.hll any
oilier iiersoti or convocation in any way en
gage in Interstate commerce in buying,
selling or cirrjKising of any aucb article., for
the purpnse ot enabling such firei-men-
lionecj (oriKiranon to engage or continue
In T: I-u u. in MLich nrrMi lift urn tn.ni'l ii'T nr.
or saie. with sui-h intnt
Ttit Purities of any person or corporation
engaged iti ihe manufacture, production or
saie il any manufactured article that may
be the sul'.iect of interstate commerce,
whic h bv reason ot ownership or control of
Union, growing timber or other aegetalile
products, or containing coal. oil. iron or
other minerals or metals used in the man u
lactrre of such article, or by reason of
ownership or control of tbe itiKtrumentali
tier of manufacture, production or sale,
shall have the ;oer to control or affect, in
whole or in part. Ihe prices of said, articles
vent,' fmestaii. stifle, "aesircy or hinder 1 to " Reichstag today a memorandum
con. petition therein, end which shall lie so ' on the settlement of tbe Veneruelan flis
eonducted. in whole or in part, as to pre- ; rute After nrir8T renewing 'be incidents
vent, forestall, stifle, destroy or hinder ; . . .
such competition, is hereby declared to e ! preceding tbe negotiations, it says: Ac
a monopoly within ibe meaning of this i cording to tbe protocol, Venezuela reeog
section. The loregotng tlehnltj ,n shall not ' Eiwi(! , the c)almf raiBP4 hf Germany as
e held to tnclucl a luisiness founder! on a '
secret iiroct-M. so long us tbe secret is con- , being Justifiable and well founded. Ger
tined to one manufac turer or produc-r. i many's claim, which tbe ultimatum placed
Ary person violating either of the pro- ' , , ,B-V n , v.-
visions of tbi section or aiding, abetting. ! lbe firBt raIlk- rtB'I1 rom 1be Venex
asBisting or counseling any other person ueltn civil wars of IBi'S-lSIO and which gave
or corporation to violate the same, ehall, , occasion for tbe action against Venezuela
on conviction, be punished bv a sine of not ' ... , - 4,,ji,ii
more than r..HM or by impnHOnmcnt in the ; vin Pa,d immediately, partly in cash
leiiiieiiiiKry for not more thur. tne years, and partly in Bbort-term drafta.
or by both such fine and impiisonment et I
the discretion of ihe court. Any corpora- ,,, mnn
tion violating the provtsiona ot tills section FATHER DENIES OWN CHILD
shall for every such act forte! to Lbe j
I nited States the sum of tii.Wi. to 1 re- ! Mk t
covered as in other caees of jiena Itles. and JSays Mstker ia faaaatliaa; la Orler
for the purpose of such forfeiture every I n . T ,
sale of goods, wares or merchandise for
stitfiment outside tbe state where eaid cor- I avnr.
poraixin is locatea ana doing tiusinesm. v in
the rntent so to monoKiliae. and every con
tract for auch sale and every shipment of
such articles puwuant to si h sale or con
rract. ana m ery act f flJeertirtiiattoti. with
s.uch Intent, ir. pn.-es m of giving special
privileges or rebates, shall be considered a
violation of this section,
t Haae ta Haersr Oat Water.
Tbe new section also prescribes the con-
Unions voder ahich it shall br unlawful
fcr any corporation hereafter organised it)
engage in interstate commerce. These con-
ditirns ere as folloas: -
1. The capital stock of such corporations
has been fixed at a sum greater than the
sum actually paid in in cash or in protierty
at itr actual cash value. unK-es the excess
has been actuallv sutisrribcd by lions tide
where organixed.
i. The paid up rapttal stock of sucb cor-
poration hs been increarwd by tbe pur-
J hase of its own stock or the slock of other
comoratione at a value tn excess of a
;"h1
J J n,J value.
! J. The paid up capital stock of such cor-
poration on i-eeii inniwn .' i'iy "-
nV1,1; vllua'tion" &ZSro?lg
i rapacltv and good will, w ben such valua-
fiii i, in excess of the cost of duplicating
said protierty. If the projierty be manufac
turing or producing plants, railways, or
steam v-eseels. or is in excess of .jt fair
cash value if the projierty be mines, real
estate, or any class of unlmjiroved prop
erty. Section 7 of tb bouse bill impose a
fine of J'i.OOO on eo-nmon carrier for the
violation of the act or tbe existing inter
state commerce law. Tbe substitute use
the word "rorportion" instead of the
words "common carrier," provides for a
forfeit to the Vnited States, and adda:
I For the purjioses f said forfeiture every
J sale of gooda. wares or merchandise for
1 shltment outside the state where said cor-
poration is located -and doing business and
I every contract for such sale, snd every
' ( t J'U.-suant to such sale .r contract, and
lf U(h rortM,raticm be a common rarrier
! ,-verv dav that It enrage, in ihe business
of carrying on interstate commerce fci.aii
constitute a violation of this section.
A fine of l.'.WHi, or imprisonment for five
yeara, or both la imposed on persons who
may knowingly cause or aid any corpora
tion to violate these statute.
rasasslttee Vote Is Clase.
It waa over these twa substitute that
tbe committee had it harnct contest j
The negative votes were cast by Senator
PIim (Conn I. Clark (Wyo I, Fatrbanka
(liii I. Simon (Ore l and Iiepew (N T.i, all
reptiblicaca.
Many otfcr chacgea were made in the
text of the bill. The first few lines of
sec tion 1 were strurk out and tbe follow
ing substituted:
That whenever tbe Interstate Commerce
rnmmlsiiun. in cfcw of wnnnifwi rwrTK-r
I . a, TauTiartrnsirit ff On tr-VTi fk ti 1 1 Ji
I 1 . ;,&?c-. ahall oeem i, desirahie
( i incuiie wbetlier soy corjoration en -
nr Nimnirrt e.
or at'.en.piea to restrain or
TticiaoK!is suc h trade or commerce, said
1 1 ttrai ki. Commerce commiai
.misfiion. or t tie t
1 .. I ,.f i iivnnier;e and t ttiir m.
!''t,r.kr .r:i. r:zuiz r.uL'v-r:,r:
i Commerce commiHmon. cir the Iepartatieiit
I of fiiniiwn and loor. at aueh timer as
i said commi-ion or the Iej.anment of Com-
Hierc an 1 UitMir may renuire. wMcn re
tarre stiu'l tie adintional to ary othr re
turns relt.rrid ty law. Any corjsiratmn
renulred in f.e returns rnder the jirovi
ai'in, triis eeetnm sha11 state, among
other things. mtiM-h said Interstate Cum
mwe ..in.ii.iii.ir. or tie le:iar-merit .f
Commerce and Lln.r frr.rn t:iw is tittie
I may irefccrlbe, ita fmp date or organisa
tion, etc.
Other portions of section 1 sere Iff: as
It came trim tbe iu,ue. aa sere a'e-j
eecLiuu Z. t and 4. except tbat the mm'n
mum of fine ot .,( fur faiiu.t to make
return, saa struck out, leaving only the
maximum. l-.MSi.
Section 10 was am changed, but the
(Continued on Second fasj
CUIMS OF UNITED STATES
Vraeisrls Takes tfs 1 4J Ita
IKrbla Trsk Mr.
Bvem.
trcmTTnv T"... it TVitiirmimi
were hgun todsy at a conference between I
Mr. Prnficld of tbe fiata d"partnrnt anfl
Mr. Boven for tbe aiming f tbe protocol
iroriding for tbe settlemeiit of tbe claim
of tbe I nited 8;ats sgaiiiHt Venernela. 't
being the derire of Vcnesuela that the
Vnited Ptales' apreementa chall be draw-
up first.
Tbe protocol will provide for tbe appoint
ment of a commission, on member each ta
be appointed by President Hoosrvelt and
i-resiarnt t astro, to pass tipoa me claims. . ork, t,0iira UDaFr tbf pmv.sions of the
and in the evett of a disagreement tbe kmc : Hoeil bill, which recenUy be am a law.
of ?pain is to appoint the umpire. j Thr appointees are: Ouv C. Barton-aod
Vnl.ke tbe protocols of Ht alliea. It is T j Maboner. for tbe term rxplriur in
exjried that tbe Vnii.e4 tatea agreement janusrTi lwir,. Miln,n j Barlow and Jsmea
will provide for the appoictment of this E Borfl Jor ,Prm pirlIlg January,
commission within a certain period. ll(llr E r.onedoa and Jt hn F. Coad.
For the aatlefaction of tbse claims tbe ( for ,bf, ,prn) f,Xplr)tll jnunry, :!)nf. Tbe re
protocol will stipulte that n per cent of publicans on the board are Cctigdon. Bar-
thr customs receipts of tbe twa pnns oi
La Gubjtb and Puerto Cabello shall be aet
atiide to be held in trust ubMI Tbe Hague
tribunal shall betide in whft way tbia
amount is to be distributee among tbe
creditor nationa.
When the Vnited Ptatea protocol is signed j
Mr. Bowen will call in tare ns tbe rep
resentatlvea of the other creditor nations,
namely, tbe French ambassador, tbe Mex-
Iran ambassador and tbe ctarre d'affaires
0, tDp eR8tl(m f Norway and Sweden, and
, i
nemveA to Aram- un xmarate nrotacols with !
- , - . ,
eac n woicn snail coniorm .n au mnw ,
derails to tbat of tbe Vnited States.
At tbe conclusion of tbe conference be
tween Solicitor PcnBeld and Mr. Bowes
it was announced tbat tbe Vnited States
protocol would be signed it soon as It
bss been approved by tbe State department.
Secretary Hay will s'gn fir ibe Vnited
States and Mr. Boa-en for Venernela.
It is probable that tbia protocol will
provide ihat tbe claims of tbe Vnited
States must be passed irpoa by the commis
sion sitbln Fix m'-nths.
PVERTO CABELL.O. reneiuela. Feb. IS.
After the blockade had bees raised here
the captured Venezuelan sailing vessels
were turned over to the Cnited States vice
eonsul.
EERXJN. Feb. 11. Chancellor von Buelow
KANSAS CTTT, Feb. 16 The appellate
court today upheld Mra Satysifl Krtros, li-
j rorced wife ot a wealthy cattleman wba
I . . . , , , . . . .
1 ' ornsrd by him of foisting off a fotrnd-
ling as his child to obtain additional all-
j m1J t
i The Krauses were"! married in 38WI and
j igii7 a baby waa bora. Twa years later
j Mra. Kraus waa granted a divorce and
j cjren the custody of the child and $4.(K
! alimony. Mr. Kraus was ordered to pay an
, additional amount monthlv for the support
. . . n,.. h fi ,fl h
; . - .
i tbe court would make such other orders as
I j- saw fit
I lng that be be relieved of f-wiber payment
j toward the support of the child, alleging
! , . . j v..,- , ,k
. lh,t 11 long-d neither to the first Mrs.
Kraus nor to htm. In lb trial Kraus at-
: lne baby from a foundling home in the be-
, lief that if they had a child be would treat
ber with more consideration.
! The court today Uphe!d Mr.. Kraus' claim
, that b was the lawful mother of the child.
E RAVES DEATH TO SAVE TRAIN
Faraser Mrlaa at la Kera H"l aer
ta Wtra Eariseer af f
Daasrer.
CAIRO. Til.. Feb. 16 S. S. Glaaacock.
a farmer, faced a blixzard in his shirt
sleeves for more than an hour today te
save If jiassenger on the Cleveland, Cin
cinnati. Chicago at St, Loui railroad.
Glaaacock was frozen so badly that he had
to be carried into the cars after he Sagged j
tbe train near Harrtsbttrg.
While walking along the track he dis
covered a broken rail at a point ahere
the embuikmeKt was forty feet high. He
knew that a aouth bound paaeenger was
about dne and ran up the track to flag
j ,t Hf, UM.a hl. r-ipd canvas coat as a
flag and to make sure that b signal would
be seen by tbe engineer held the coat
aloft on a stirk. leaving himself unpro
tected in tbe blinding aiorm and aero tem
perature for more than an hour, a tbe
train wa, late.
The passengers made him some hand
some present and each i book his hand.
SAYS BANDIT PAL IS MAD
Barltasrtea Deltas aa Strive,
ttave His (aaurade la
r rlaae.
BITTE. Mont.. Feb. It George Howard,
the second train rot her under arrest, made
a confession today, corrol'oratlng the story
told by his jiartner. Coi' . 'hat tbey were
alone concerned in ihe bddup of the Bur
lington train last Fnda
Cole pladed for lc-ni'Dcy for Hoaard.
saying the latter is no: only sick, but
: lnssne. The rolbers secured only :.:
I Cole will go into coi:-t tomorrow and
' pieaa gu:ny ana viu c .'iumii suiciue at
! ib first opportunity.
csgocd opposes labor law
Tells f aleraae l.esrtalstare Elgkl-Har
stHile s,,J4 Be Hard
aa Sri.
DENVER. Feb 16. John C. Osgood.
(hLtrman of tb' Colors' o Fuel and lroa
cotrpany. appeared liefore tbe tomjuittev
ca actnes and mining of tbe lower house ot
tbe Colorado legislature today ts opoa
the passage ot sn eight-hour law ia Colo
rado. Mr. Osgood maintained that such a law
would fore tbe Colorado Furl company,
whirk had 7i.(KMj.oto inveeted and employed
lL.oan men. ta rut saeea. increase tbe
product at la ouuipany or abut (Was tier-stiaiiratly.
NAMES OMAHA WATER BOARD
Governor AppoiEt Bajtoa, Baxc', Oorfdcm.
lhareT, Bcrd ud Ooad,
DEMOCRATS ARE OF THE GOLDEN SOFT
len f Oae Itesikliri, aaa Oae
PesawrM Are Eislr la Jmmm
ary Every Tw, Tears After
issslitaest
Governor Mickey yesterday ,t Llnco'n i
appointed tbe memtiers of the Omaha wafr
Jow .Ba BiLrloll .a ,w. ot.be"s are dem-
orrata. AH terms aill erpire oa the trst
Tuesday after the first Monday of the years
indicated.
Tbe selections of tbe govern ot ao far as i
the republicans are concerned, constitute ;
,B ,(.,.,rtBnce of tbe names pr -snted to 1
tim by the Douclas delegation but the !
democrats he has named have b-cn chosen !
outside of the list mad, up by tbe legisla
tive members, who assumed to dictate the
; entire board and had named tbem out of
imu unuiru
. . . , . .m
jiu tiid i or oemocratic organinai inn. ibf
Br,r,Dintee are knn.t. , bietlv as mid Ann-
ocrata. .
Speaking of the personnel of the board.
Senator Howell said last night: "Tbe wiore expenditure he maoe in tneir ne
Iiouglaa delegation recommended the ap- j th board submitted the requtretf ln-
pointment of Heary W. Tatea. W. A, Pax- 1 fnrmtion and tbe pay roll of tbe depart
ton and Euclid Martin for the places given j meats were forwarded la duplicate,
to the democrats, but 1 guess tbe governor ! nr resignation of Officer Tod Cummings
knew a ho he wanted and did not consider , "e police department waa accepted, to
tbe recommendation oi tbe delegation." ' lkc ttfrt Irt,m M-"rh 1 Mr c framings
While Senator Howell is savmg litUe. ' "' f Seattle. Wash. Fireman William
his demeanor indicates that he ia much ! Gorman tgainat whom charge of intoxlca
( hagriced over the action of tbe governor, j "on haa 'FD preferrel. was allowed to
I resign. Patrolman Fred C. Moore, who
Mka tke Aapolatees Are. as auspeoded by Chief Donahue some
Guy C. Barton is a capitalist, formerly fiays ago as a result of a figbt ahich he
interested in the Omaha smelting works, had with Joshua Hayes, while affecting
tbe Omaha National bank and the Omaha the arrest 4tT tbe latter, was reinstated,
a- Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge com- , as no charges had been preferred against
pany, to nay nothing of numerous invest- tim.
inests in and out of Nebraska. Isaac E. Charles B. Johnson and Daniel Haley
Congdon is a well known attorney. wiT;
I i .v.. -w. v-., ,.,i v,.v h.iiiaiT,,.
and was at one time' orominentlv mentions
for the motion of rltv .rtomev. Milton :
T. Barlow is president of tbe Vnited State 1
National bank. James E. Boyd 1 a former
governor, the proprietor of Boyd' theater j
and until recently in the grain commission j
buainoss, T. J. Maboney served once as
county attorney and has bees identified
with the Municipal leigue. Representative
Kennedy office with Mr. Maboney. John
F. Coad is also a capitalist Interested in
the Vnited State National bank and one
of the South Omaha banks, with invest
ments In cattle and tows and country prop
erty. Vnder tbe law tbe board cannot meet to
organise before the first Wednesday la
March.
ENTIRE TRAIH!S - DERAILED
Five Passeaarers laJare-eU Xaae Fatally
la a W reek aa 'Frisoa
Baa a.
PrTTSEVRG, Kan.. Feb. 16 'Frisco local
passenger train No. 1S7. northbound, was
wrecked at tbe Girard ' Joplln Junction
east of Pittsburg late last cigrt.
Tbe entire train was derailed and llv
passengers were injured, none, it i be
lieved, fatally.
Tbe names of tbe Injured, all of whom
are from Pittsburg, follow:
James Bridges, back sprained and inter
nally injured.
Ir. J. W. Porter, knee dislocated.
Harry Bousflcld, member of tbe national
board of mine workers, leg bruised and
J hM,a cuU
James Turker. head cut.
J. B. McNaugbton, badly rut and bruised
about head.
ERYAN BOASTS CONSISTENCY
Telia near l'srk talsa He fa a aat
near Vark talsa He Caaaet
Ems fraaa Political
a) ark.
NEW TORK. Feb. 16. Many women war
present to hear William Jennings Bryan
speak before th Woman a Democratic
club In Brooklyn this afternoon.
Among other thing Mr. Bryan aaid:
T am just aa much Interested in public
affair, as ever, but I am not a candidate
lor jiresident or any other office.
I regard the obligations that rest ion
tlte private cittsen as imjierative as those
imposed ujion the public ofiVlal.
1 have felt that 1 can no more eecape
from the work that I am now trying to
do than a man tt. the jienlientiary can
eeeajie tbe work lmjioeed on him.
1 am not going to change my view, on
public questions and 1 am ttiU prepared
to give reasons for my faith.
CAR MEN VOTE ON" STRIKE
(kieasre Trartlaa Easalayes Pall
-SVklle C'ssBaaay ftsTers Arkl
tratlaa. CHICAGO, Feb. 1. Manager Robert
MrCulloch. on behalf ot tb Chicago City
Railway company has sent a letter to
Chairman Selfrldge of tbe Chicago Board
of Arbitration, offering ts submit all tb
contention ot tbe union men employed by
tbe company ts tbe board for adjudication.
Tbe train service men and cable splicer
of tbe system today began taking a voce
for or against a strike. Tbe general view
of tbe men i that th proposition te ctrlke
will be carried by a large majority.
CHICAGO THUGS LOSE NO TIME
' Steal STMiO Is (Weams fraaa Merrkaat
sat Tea Mlaates ta
City.
CHICAGO. Feb. 16. Nat baa Dora, a
diamond broker of Philadelphia, wa rob
bed of IT. OOP worth of diamond within
ten minute after hi arrival f.-om Cin
cinnati today.
He boarded car, rode half dotes block
and wa relieved of kia wallet shiie being
Jostled in tbr crowd.
THIEVES LIFT FAMILY PLATE
Eater faal Barea's Pklksdelakla
Hasse. Eaeaasac gi.M
Barker.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 16 Th resi
dence af WiU.am C. Bullitt, a coal operator
Is tbe Pocahontas fields, aaa entered last
night by burglars, who carried off the
tsjnil plat valued at IL.00U.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Fr"wat for N('b-i-Fsir Not So Cold
Tuesday arid I'oesihiy Wednesday.
Teaaaeratare at Oatka Veateraayt
nr. teat. Hear. Ieal.
a a. a, la. as
a. aa 1 2 a. ai
T a. an in a. a,
St a. aa IS a. ei
a. aa II a. ta 1
le a. aa...... 1 0 a. at 1
II a a a Ta. an I
II a T a. aa 2
a a. a. a
I Ir-a r, aelaw
ALrUr I S MUWtLL bUKtll bUU
IVaard at rire sal Palle ( all.,
ers Aaarevea tke Blaaket
Dsesstest.
At ihe meetitig of tbe Board of Fire and
Police commissioner last nigbt tbe new
schedule aurety bond for tbe members of
the police force was approved. By this
blanket bond the city is secured by tbe
Bankers Surety company, for whirb Senator
Howell is agent, and all other bonds will
be dispensed with. The name of eighteen
or the lately appointed police officers were
amxed to tbe bond at the time of its ap
proval. end other name a ll be subse
quently HT;ed as tbe officers former bonds
l'ire. The fee for the bond ts fixed at
Xn fur Attnti nffiM..
The board examined and allowed the
January bills of the fire and police depart -
mcnta. In ansaer to tbe recent resolution
of tbe city council requiring the names,
duties, amount of wages and other par
ticular a to employes In departments
were appointed to the fire department and
mi i- m fi. .i.kiiiiii. tint .lobs-
son as a member of tbe department in
i WW serr'nv from Julv Z?, to October 15..
No charges were preferred against tim at
the time he left the force.
Liquor licenses were granted to Fred
Meti. Jr.. 4101 North Twenty-fourth street;
reter J. Bnysen, 81(1 South Sixteenth street,
and George W. Tierney. 230J South Six
teenth street. This makes 23S saloon
license which nave been granted, five
more than last year.
SPORTSMEN OPPOSE A BILL
Bepreaeatatlve Aaereaarw Mceasvr
mm . B,,ti,( fa4l ta Be Prae- J
tleally Prablfcltlve.
Oman sportsmen are up In arm ever a '
legislative trHl which practically yrohibit
tbe shooting of wild ducts and geese in
Nebraska. The measure is bouse roll 260
and was introduced by Representative An
derson ot Hamilton county, and has been
read the first snd second time and re
ferred to the committee on fish culture
and game. There are a great many well
known business men and others in tbe city,
s well as the state, whose chief recreation
In out-of-door sport is a week or two In
ramp In the spring and fall, gunning for
the game bird.
The bill is entitled. "For an act to pro
hibit hunting on the rivers and lakes
within tbe state of Nebraska It posi
tively forbids at any r.me of year tbe
construction of any "blind, hiding place or
j atructure in rivers, lake or stream to
J catrh, kill, wound or destroy" the various
kinds of geese and wild Sucks, or to shoot
them by wading Into the water or stand
ing In th bed of waterway. No shooting
can be done from behind any sort of a
blind. Violation of the inhibition are
to be considered misdemeanors, punishab1
by a fin or not less than $10 nor more
I than 625 for every offense.
.. There baa been Be organised effort upon
the part of the nun ten to protest against
tb passage ot the bill, but they are pre.
paring for a concentrated and definite move.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Aeelaeatal TwralaT aa af Gaa Caaaea
Sear Taktaar Uvea af Faar
Peajsla.
Through tb accidental turning on of en
ga Jet while another wa being extin
guished Mrs. L. Jackson and daughter
Cora, beside Mir Julia Gulgard and ber
father, who are roomers at tb Jackson
residence. S!C8 Jones street, bad a narrow
escape from aspbyxisfiOB Sunday night.
Tbe accident caused tbe lower portion
of tbe reldenc to peeome niiea wttn gas.
snd when b aroused herself Mr. Jackaon
waa nearly overcome by th fume,, but
managed to call assistance. A son of Mrs.
Jackson sueoeefled in opening a window and
rellevlnz the dsngerou, situation. All of
tb patients win recover.
JAILED TAX FIXER
BAILED
Caatala Wllltaans seeks Tlrw Trial
aad Free Till Arsraaaeate
Are Heard.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16 Captain Edward Wil
liam waa today released on bond, of II. 000
pending a motion for a nrw trial.
Sinn bis conviction of complicity la tbe
Masonic Tempi tax frauds be haa remained
in charge of a deputy at a downtown hotel,
although sentenced te Jail. The motion
for a new trial will b beard ahortly.
COAL FAMINE CLOSES COLLEGE
Ssatkera lUlaels baraaal falverslty
Sh st, m,i takes Feet
(.Ives at.
CARBONDALE. Ill . Feb. 1 Tbe
Sou-bera Illinois Normal university was I I no not attend to the detail of our buel
i sosed temporarily today, owing te the ( neaa there. But if tier was a ftotabl
scarcity of coal.
Maveaseata af Ones 1 esaeU Fek. 14L
At New Tork Arrived: L' AqulLaiue,
from Havre.
Ai Hy-moutb Arrived: Blue her. from
New Turk.
At wut.rjstow-n Arrived: Saxcmia, from
N ew 1 M-a.
At Southampton Arrived: Zeeland. from
New Turk
At London ArrK'sd : Hyson, from Ta
ooma via Vtciorta, Tukehrma, 8:ngaacre
and Napie.
At T ok otiama Sailed: Pak Iing. from
IJvarnuol. eu-, via iluu cvui.k. fur
I twin ai.a saattis. .
REVENUE BILL DONE
Bnlioommittoe CWpleV Ct'irpQatioii ud
Tumi it Over to Tvll Oorcmitte.
KO MATERIAL CHANGES IN IT ARE LIKELY
Pro Twt Are, Hrwerer, it Till a Held in
Commitiee for Borne Dsyg,
ELEVATOR IfEN ARE GIVIN A HEARING
Leci'ative Cpir.ni:ttw rire Bern IVnidecIlj
Tart Eexarki at Tbem
KEW JUDICIAL AFPOFTlONHflENT E1LL
PraviJes fer Draaalag rear J wag-
fraaa ike list. Oar at Wklrk
la la Ike Oaaaa
PUtrlrt.
'From a Staff Correspondent-!
LINCOLN. Feb. If i Special. ) At last
the reveriu? bill is completed. At least Jt
la completed by tbe suhcottittiiitee that waa
appoitted by tbe )oict committee for the
purpose of rmrplllng the measure. The
subcommittee turned tbe bill over to tb
large committee tonight and tomorrow all
tbe ypi leroen those of the stih and mala
committees meet to discuss the work that
has been done. It is not believed the bill
win undergo many if any material change
at tbe hand of tbe mam committee. Vet
it does not look as if the measure would
be introduced for some day, as some of
the members say tbey vast ample ilme la
whirb to study the product or tbrir labors
before finally launching it on tb uncer
tain vcyace of tbr legislature. Douglas of
Rock today remarked tbat be would Ifks
to spend three or four daya In reviesing
the bill.
Heariaat aa Elevater Bills.
R. B. Schneider. Fremont, owner and
operator of grain elevators, asked, "What
is competition?"
Senator Brady, Boone county, replied:
"I will answer thBt question by relating
a personal experience. 1 happened to be
in the emce of the Omaha Elevator com-
pany at Aimon one day when s larmer
rve up with a load of grain and wanted
,0 The manager told him tbe elevator
Tun be could not buy. After the
farmer drove away 1 asked tbe manager if
bla elevator really waa full.
" Oh, no. he replied, 'but thia not trur
day to buy; it a the Schneider elevator's
day.'
Tbe opjKislte to that would, in ay judg
ment, be competition."
This colloquy look place tonight before
tbe Joint house and senate railroad com
mittee in a hearing on th bllla te enable
farmers te engage in tbe elevator business
on a co-operative basis.
Ramsey of Gage la author of H. R. 79,
tbe otner bill. The purpose of Mr. Schnei
der's question waa te show that tb ecnsaoa '
oould only result In Destroying om peti
tion snd the pungent reply kad' taa de
aired effect of indicating that there was
something of s combine atnontr tb elevator
men. This dialogue, therefore, fairly art
forth tbe main Ibsuos to tbe controversy.
Mr. Schneider, with T. D. Warrell of
Lincoln. Mayor Mile and W. H. Fergu
son of Hastings, represented th elevator
men' side of tbe case,
Tbe Brady bill i very brief. It simply
provide that farmers Toe allowed to erect
grain elevator on railroad rights-of-way
st s cost of not less than trt.OOO and that
tbe railroad construct a suitable side
track to esch elevator after tb latter 1
built. It contains a clause Imposing a
forfeit of 11,00(1 upon railroads falling to
comply with the provision of tbe Mil
witting sixty days after ft enactment. Tbe .
Ramsey bill asks that railroads furnish toot
only sidetrack, but terminal tarflttiM at
all large point te th farmer for elevators -of
TM'OO bushel capacity a dsy, oostlng '
$S,WK1.
Indications are thai tbe Brady bfll will
be given precedence by the committee over
tb Ramsey bill. Senator Brady hss as
surances of substantial support for till
measure from member ot tbe senste.
Representative Ramsey, In his statement,
said: "Tb elevator combine makes from
I to 7 cents a busbel profit on the grain it
handles. Th railroad discriminate tn )
favor of tbem. The Idea of my bill ts to
adjust matter so the farmer who rets
tbe grain may sell It- I think an elevator
of 8,(100 bushela a day capacity, oosiftnx '
t;,2D0, would meet our tie da. Budh aa
elevator projierly conducted ought to
handle I',. Mm bushel of grain a day It :
necessary. I believe tbat If auy bin pass, I
Jt will never be necessary ta bullfl an-
other farmers' elevator, because of the re- i
straining influence tbe bill will base oa I
tbe elevator combine,"
nesasvaaa JEaa1 Blatkta.
Senator Brady said: "My bin aimpty Aa- ,
mands th same right te tbe farmar tbat
other enjoy. It seek to imulM rather
ttllLB OfHroj competition. It Is not tn
resuK ot . political movement, aa bss been
charged, but tbe rcsjionae te a general fte
mand among farmer." '
Messrs. Schneider, Warrall and Fsrg-u- i
ana argued that multiplying the number of '
elevators, as tbeac bills contemplated,
wmilri Aestrov tiroflt and ruin trade: tbat
! there were now all tbe elevator neeeaaary
te care for tbe trade, tbat th avereg
profit on grain was more like 1 cent a
I bushel than I te 7; that there were mar
I failures in tbe grain business thaa tbs
j average; that railroad, did not fllacriml-
Bate in their favor and that tbs effect ot
these bills would I to destroy competition,
"Tbr farmer want te sell hi own grain
so tbat be may get the highest market
prins and come out even, not asking ts
make any profit. How long could wa stay
In business against such a combdna aa
that?" asked R. B. Schneider.
"A strong elevator combine ought ta be
able ts atsy la business against a tew weak
affair such as ours necessarily would
be." replied Senator Bradr-
Senator Harrison, chairman of tb com
mittee naked Mr. Schneider what be could
say aa to the combination bet seen bis and
the Omaha company at Albion, te which
j Senator Brady referred.
"Nothing I can neither deny or confirm.
combine I think I would know of tt," was
tb answer.
T. D. Warrall and W. H. Ferguson sold
If any set of farmers would pot up a sab
Stan tial bond tbey would contract to banal
all their grain at a profit of 1 oent a buibaL
Tbey sought to imjireas on th farm era
that there was no money In tb grain busi
ness and urged tbem to stay out of tt or
tbey would Buffer financially.
ski Ike acflartf
This led Senator Brady te remark tbat tt
aa susn'e tbe elevator snea would as- ,